Go ahead and stick your tongue out at a snake

Published 12:00 am, Thursday, August 15, 2013

DEEP photo: The Northern brown snake is usually part of the awareness program.

DEEP photo: The Northern brown snake is usually part of the awareness program.

Go ahead and stick your tongue out at a snake

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ANSONIA - "Why'd it have to be snakes?" the otherwise heroic Indiana Jones implores in the smash movie hit.

Snakes are cuddly creatures to a lot of people, and cause to run out of the room for others, while actually man should probably be more feared. Ansonia Nature Center will host the free Connecticut Snakes and Other Scaly Natives, Saturday at 2 p.m. at the center, 10 Deerfield Road, to give these critters some good publicity.

It's part of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation's celebration of 2013, the Year of the Snake, and DEEP Wildlife Division's campaign "to raise awareness of the status of snakes and the threats and human attitudes that contribute to their decline."

Alison Rubelmann, assistant director of the center, will introduce visitors to some reptiles and talk about some of the 14 snakes native to the state. Please register at 203-736-1053.